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1. a field of gladiolus by moonstonerose

   Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   20 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/Original Female Character(s)
   • Original Characters
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Sarah (The Last of Us)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Joel Is A King
   • Dark Fantasy.. question mark?
   • War
   • Not Historically Accurate Exactly Thats Not What Im Going For But Definitely Not Set In A Modern Setting
   • Not Beta Read we die like king rafuel
   • Slow Burn
   • Eventual Romance
   • OC is playing checkers Joel is playing chess
   • Stockholm Syndrome
   • I'd say low-key but... high key
   • Eventual Smut
   • Daddy Issues
   • Sister Bonding that eventually includes Sarah
   • No Typical Violence Against Citizens That You'd Expect In Aftermath Of War. Probably WHere The Stockholm Syndrome Comes From
   • more tags will be added I'm sure
   • Eventual "Happy Ending"
   • Basically Where Joel Gets His Way
   • what exactly is "his way..." you ask? bucket in and find out bb
   • Joel Isnt A Tyrant Hes Also Power Hungry And Did Objectively Evil Things Two Things Can Be True At Once
   • conquering
   • Kidnapping High Key
   • Displacement
   • Eventual courting
   • daddy Issues central. so many layers of daddy issues
   • Capital A Age Gap
   • Found Family
   • And If It Wasnt Obvious
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Possessiveness
   • Toxic Romance But Also Sweet Romance
   • Soft Joel
   • But also
   • Possessive and Obsessive Joel
   • he's like an onion he has layers.....only real ones get that ref
   • lowercase enemies to lovers like she hates him at first but he's obsessed with and amused by her from the beggining

   Summary

   There was nothing like the sound of a thousand horses’ feet hitting the ground at once. Thump, thump, thump. Coming from over the hill in the distance, closing in. The sky filled with smoke, blazing red, fire. Fire behind those horses. A chorus of spirited screams that travelled to their houses, through the cobblestone streets. The sound of defeat. The sound of imposing death.
   The fathers and sons and friends and brothers of her humble kingdom were sure to be trampled under those horses, an awful, endless squelching of bodies. That sound was all the proof she needed. They’d lost. They’d lost.

   OR; Athena is a peasant girl from a poor kingdom with nothing but nerve and a heart of gold to her name. But King Joel of Cera sees more than that.
   OR OR; The dark fantasy Joel AU nobody wanted but I delivered anyway cause I do what I want.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

   8/?

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